the brother from another planet

the 2010 toady award for most surprisingly not bad, nay, even good movie goes to... "The Brother From Another Planet." Hooray!

I was expecting schlocky, wink-and-not Shafty blaxploitation. Instead, I got a well thought out, nicely acted, often genuinely funny film. It had some awkward moments, and some lame moments. But the villains could have been really stupid, or offensive to white people, or both: but they were neither. Instead, they were creepy, villainous, and downright effective at their roles. The science in the science fiction was reasonable. I could go on, but the point is: don't let the shlocky title steer you away, this was an excellent movie.

Way better than "The Dark Crystal".